The overall objectives of the Empowering Poor Communities and Micro-entrepreneurs in the Georgia Tourism Sector Project is to generate employment and increase household incomes for poor and vulnerable communities in the Kakheti and Imereti regions by ... Подробнее +The overall objectives of the Empowering Poor Communities and Micro-entrepreneurs in the Georgia Tourism Sector Project is to generate employment and increase household incomes for poor and vulnerable communities in the Kakheti and Imereti regions by supporting them to (i) start/grow micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector and (ii) implement small works for the conservation and maintenance of cultural heritage sites. Negative impacts include: loss of asset, loss of land acquisition, loss of crops and trees, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: involuntary resettlement is to be avoided or at least minimized; compensation and rehabilitation provisions provide affected persons with opportunity to improve, or at least restore, pre-project incomes and living standards; affected Persons should be fully informed and consulted on Land Acquisition and Resettlement compensation options; affected persons' socio-cultural institutions should be supported/used as much as possible; compensation will be paid at replacement cost to affected persons, without deduction for depreciation or any other purpose; lack of legal title should not be a bar to compensation or alternative forms of assistance as needed to achieve policy objectives; particular attention should be paid to households headed by women and other vulnerable groups; land acquisition and resettlement should be conceived and executed as a part of the project, and the full costs of compensation should be included in project costs and benefits; and compensation and resettlement subsidies will be fully provided prior to clearance of right of way/ground levelling and demolition.
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